serio-comb. form

Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: serious adj.², -o- connective.

Etymology: < seri- (in serious adj.²) + -o- connective. Compare French sério- (formations in which are found from at least the first half of the 18th cent.), Italian serio- (formations in which are found from at least the second half of the 18th cent.).Formations within English are found from the early 18th cent., apparently earliest in serio-comical adj.

Forming adjectives with the sense ‘partly serious and partly ——’. See also serio-comic adj., serio-grotesque adj.

serio-ludicrous adj.

Brit.

/ˌsɪərɪə(ʊ)ˈl(j)uːdᵻkrəs/

U.S.

/ˌsɪrioʊˈludəkrəs/

now rare

ΚΠ

?1750 ‘Merry Andrew’ Don Quixote in Miniature (title page) A serio-ludicrous representation of a late learned contest between T. D. and A. B.

1828 C. Lamb Guy Faux in Elia 2nd Ser. 141 It is familiarized to us in a kind of serio-ludicrous way.

1904 McClure's Mag. Mar. 558/1 A painful error occurred in a North Carolina office, with serio-ludicrous consequences.

† serio-pantomimic adj. Obsolete

ΚΠ

1797 True Briton 6 Oct. The Grand Serio-Pantomimic Representation which is preparing at Covent Garden Theatre, under the direction of Mr. Cross.

1836 C. Dickens Sketches by Boz 2nd Ser. 204 The young lady..went through various other serio-pantomimic fascinations.

1867 Ladies' Cabinet 31 106/1 The wordless serio-pantomimic part of the duchess's aide-de-camp, with the clashing sabre, hessians, and spurs.

† serio-ridiculous adj. Obsolete

ΚΠ

1787 W. Hawkins Disc. Script. Myst. Annot. 276 The applications of Scripture made by the Roman Canonists are serio-ridiculous..beyond all conception.

1867 T. Carlyle Reminisc. (1881) I. 85 What a fantastic..serio-ridiculous set these road companions of his mostly were.

1895 Lippincott's Monthly Mag. Dec. 25 The same droll madness, and the same serio-ridiculous verse and prose which have made the original volumes classic.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	serio-
释义	serio-comb. form Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: serious adj.², -o- connective. Etymology: < seri- (in serious adj.²) + -o- connective. Compare French sério- (formations in which are found from at least the first half of the 18th cent.), Italian serio- (formations in which are found from at least the second half of the 18th cent.).Formations within English are found from the early 18th cent., apparently earliest in serio-comical adj. Forming adjectives with the sense ‘partly serious and partly ——’. See also serio-comic adj., serio-grotesque adj. serio-ludicrous adj. Brit. /ˌsɪərɪə(ʊ)ˈl(j)uːdᵻkrəs/ , U.S. /ˌsɪrioʊˈludəkrəs/ now rare ΚΠ ?1750 ‘Merry Andrew’ Don Quixote in Miniature (title page) A serio-ludicrous representation of a late learned contest between T. D. and A. B. 1828 C. Lamb Guy Faux in Elia 2nd Ser. 141 It is familiarized to us in a kind of serio-ludicrous way. 1904 McClure's Mag. Mar. 558/1 A painful error occurred in a North Carolina office, with serio-ludicrous consequences. † serio-pantomimic adj. Obsolete ΚΠ 1797 True Briton 6 Oct. The Grand Serio-Pantomimic Representation which is preparing at Covent Garden Theatre, under the direction of Mr. Cross. 1836 C. Dickens Sketches by Boz 2nd Ser. 204 The young lady..went through various other serio-pantomimic fascinations. 1867 Ladies' Cabinet 31 106/1 The wordless serio-pantomimic part of the duchess's aide-de-camp, with the clashing sabre, hessians, and spurs. † serio-ridiculous adj. Obsolete ΚΠ 1787 W. Hawkins Disc. Script. Myst. Annot. 276 The applications of Scripture made by the Roman Canonists are serio-ridiculous..beyond all conception. 1867 T. Carlyle Reminisc. (1881) I. 85 What a fantastic..serio-ridiculous set these road companions of his mostly were. 1895 Lippincott's Monthly Mag. Dec. 25 The same droll madness, and the same serio-ridiculous verse and prose which have made the original volumes classic. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < comb. form?1750
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